The FAIRmat consortium and MOSDEF group are holding a CECAM flagship workshop to highlight efforts towards FAIR data management for molecular simulations and to discuss standardization of metadata and interoperability within the community. The speakers represent a range of perspectives including FAIR-data-type projects and consortia as well as developers of simulation engines. There will also be proposals for metadata schemes / ontologies as well as research talks focusing on curating and usage of large datasets.

Join us for the FAIRmat seminar on September 28, 2023 at 11:00, in IRIS Adlershof (Berlin) and online, with speaker Brian Richard Pauw (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung).

Different disciplines face different specific challenges, but there are also many similarities. With a focus on software tools and their application, we want to explore use cases within the different consortia and find advantages and challenges in achieving the FAIR principles across disciplines. 

The following use cases will be included in the workshop:

• Introduction to the FAIR principles - Michael Liebau, NFDI4Cat
• Interactive Exploration of the Perovskite Solar Cell Research Landscape with the NOMAD's Solar Cell App - José Márquez, FAIRmat
• Electronic Lab Notebooks: Chemotion - Benjamin Golub, NFDI4Chem
• NOMAD CAMELS - Alexander Fuchs / Michael Krieger, FAIRmat 

In this interactive tutorial, we will explain the different stages of the research data lifecycle and identify the best practices for each stage. We will explore the FAIR data principles —Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable— and provide insights into their implementation during the research process. In addition, we will introduce the concept of data management plans, which define the data management process during research projects, along with practical tips on the various components and how to comply with funder requirements. 

The tutorial is divided into two sessions:

• Basic concepts and definitions of FAIR data and RDM
• Practical tips and examples for applying best practices in RDM

The FAIRmat users meeting is a public event that brings together a diverse group of researchers, data scientists, and research data management professionals passionate about data infrastructures, the FAIR data principles, and their role in scientific research.

For the first time, our third user meeting will be held over two days to maximize the opportunity for interaction between our users, interested members of the public, and FAIRmat experts.

You will be introduced to the NFDI, its mission, progress, and prospects, learn about NOMAD and NOMAD Oasis from our experts, and hear about use cases from our users. The first day will conclude with a poster session. On day two, we offer interactive sessions and hands-on workshops on research data management (RDM) and using NOMAD and NOMAD Oasis.

The aim of this program is to bring together a diverse scientific audience, both between scientific fields (physical sciences, materials sciences, biophysics, etc) and within mathematics (mathematical modeling, numerical analysis, statistics and data analysis, etc), to make progress on key questions of materials informatics. Applications received by January 1, 2023 will be given first priority for consideration.